What is Mosaic Week?

Mosaic Week is a time in which our Affinity Groups and UNC Asheville's Hyannis House are celebrated and put in the spotlight! During Mosaic Week, we highlight the various identities reflected by our affinity groups, as well as the varying cultures present on our campus through a variety of events!

Monday, October 23 - Safe Haven Movie Screening and Discussion Panel

7:00 - 10:30PM
Karpen Hall, Room 038

Hosted by Hyannis House and Gamma Phi Beta Sorority

Tuesday, October 24 - SJCH: Disability in Horror and Halloween

6:00-7:30PM
Highsmith Union, Room 104

When it comes to marginalized identities, visibility is not always positive! For disability in particular, many of the derogatory stereotypes in media about disabled people are found among villains and within the horror genre. There's an even bigger visibility of these stereotypes and ableist representations on Halloween. Many people visit "insane asylum"-themed haunted houses or dress up as one of the many physically disabled villains like Freddy Kruger. During this Social Justice Coffee Hour we'd like to expand the conversation of cultural appropriation to look at how disability and disabled people often become a costume as well.

Facilitated by Beck Martens and Christa Mullis

Wednesday, October 25 - Unity Bonfire

5:00 PM – 6:30PM
Mullen Park

Join the Affinity Groups, Hyannis House, Underdog Productions, and Multicultural Affairs for s'mores and stories over the campfire!

Thursday, October 26 - Spa Israel

Join Hillel during MOSAIC Week for relaxing dead sea masks, Israeli food, and Israeli music. It will take you to the beaches of the Dead Sea. RSVP to hillel@unca.edu.

Hosted by Hillel

Thursday, October 26 - Un-DACA-mented in Higher Ed

6:00 PM – 8:00PM
Karpen Hall, Room 038

Do you know what’s going on with the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and higher education? Join Multicultural Affairs, Asheville Latin Americans Achieving Success (ALAS), Student Government Association, and Hermanxs Orgullosxs en las Americas for an evening of educational stories and solutions on undocumented student access to higher education.

This bilingual (Spanish/English) event is for individuals at all levels of knowledge on the topic. It is our hope that we have a mixed crowd of students, faculty, staff, and community members to share in this unique experience and contribute to this important conversation.